Anchor
Anchor is in Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands. Anchor is situated nearby to the synagogue Ιερά Συναγωγή ισραηλιτικής κοινότητος Κω, as well as near Kos Town Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plane tree of Hippocrates and Archaeological Museum of Kos.
Plane tree of Hippocrates
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos taught his pupils the art of medicine. Paul of Tarsus purportedly taught here as well. Plane tree of Hippocrates is situated 120 metres east of Anchor.
Archaeological Museum of Kos
Museum
Photo: Mickapr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Kos is situated 160 metres southwest of Anchor.
Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Loggia
Mosque
Photo: JD554, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, referred to locally as the Loggia Mosque, is a former mosque, located in the town and island of Kos, in the South Aegean region of Greece. Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque, Loggia is situated 100 metres east of Anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kos and Kos Asklepieion.
Kos
Kos is a popular tourist destination in the Greek islands of the Dodecanese, located in the south-eastern part of the Aegean Sea, near the Turkish coast.
Kos Asklepieion
Locality
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The Temple of Asclepius or Asclepieion of Kos was one of the most famous temples dedicated to Asclepius in the ancient world. The archeologist Rudolf Herzog, grandfather of Werner Herzog excavated it in 1902, as the latter recounted in conversation with Paul Holdengräber. Kos Asklepieion is situated 3½ km southwest of Anchor.
Anchor
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Άγκυρα”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.89471° or 36° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
27.28966° or 27° 17′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8G89V7VQ+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1543294716OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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“Anchor” goes by many names.
- German: “Anker”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιερά Συναγωγή ισραηλιτικής κοινότητος Κω and Kos Town Hall.
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